By Daily Sports on December 16, 2019
Karim Benzema smashed the ball into the roof of the net in second-half stoppage time to give Real Madrid a 1-1 draw at Valencia in La Liga on Sunday.
Carlos Soler looked to have given the hosts the win with a clinical close-range finish late in the second half, but Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois’ header from a corner kick forced a save and allowed Benzema to score.
Real substitute Luka Jovic looked to have levelled in stoppage time but the effort was ruled out for offside.
The visitors, however, refused to cave in and Courtois came up to contest a corner in a last ditch effort to salvage a point.
The Belgian headed towards goal and forced opposite number Jaume Domenech to parry the ball away and Benzema was on hand to steer the ball home on the rebound.
The goal prevented Valencia from climbing up to sixth in the standings and they were instead left in eighth on 27 points.
“We came here looking for the three points but we were punished by Valencia’s goal and this point tastes like very little,” said Real captain Sergio Ramos. (ESPN).
•PHOTO: Real Madrid players
Source Daily Sports
Posted December 16, 2019
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